In Babylon Town Some Wait for Plows

Update, 645 p.m., February 9: Town of Babylon officials now say to call Public Safety at 422-7600 if your road has not seen a first pass from a plow.

Original Story
A two-foot snowfall left the Town of Babylon scrambling to plow roads, but officials said they're well on their way to having streets cleared by this afternoon.

Babylon officials said plows first went through primary roads to make them passable for emergency vehicles, and Town Supervisor Richard Schaffer urged residents to stay off the roads until at least late this afternoon.

"If your road hasn't received a first pass by 3 p.m., then please call us at 311," added Town spokesman Kevin Bonner.

Bonner said 90 percent of the primary roads in Babylon have been cleared. He added all roads should've received at least a "first pass" by 3 p.m.

Ahead of the blizzard the Town spent Friday prepping more than 100 Town plow vehicles and bringing in additional sand and salt to deal with icing conditions.

In addition, more than 30 private contractors and volunteer firefighters are also on stand-by with plowing equipment if needed.

Are you still waiting for a plow? Please let us know in comments. We'll pass it along to the Town.

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